When he said Cao Cao, Cao Cao arrived, when he said Empress Dowager, Empress Dowager Li sent someone over, which made the two people in the imperial study quiet. Zhang Cheng looked at Emperor Wanli. Emperor Wanli shook his head and smiled indifferently: "It is not a rare thing for me to go to the Cining Palace of my mother's queen. I have been there the day before yesterday..."

After the palace transformation of the Sanyang Sect, the highest point of the power structure was quietly changed from Empress Dowager Li to Emperor Wanli. However, although Wanli was angry at Empress Dowager Li's autocracy and control of the government, the relationship between mother and son has never violated it. Now all officials in the court have attacked Emperor Wanli, and the censors also accused him of gradually becoming addicted to alcohol, sex and fun, but everyone has no doubt about one thing, that is, Emperor Wanli is a filial person.

Wanli still went to Cining Palace to greet him many times, and the mother and son often had dinner together, but the two sides rarely talked about political affairs and state affairs.

The female official Hongyu also came over to invite her, saying that it was the pheasant presented to the Marquis of Wuqing's mansion yesterday. She used the method of Zhenxing Building outside the palace to make pickled cucumber pheasant. It was very fresh, sweet and delicious. Please come and try it.

When the Marquis of Wuqing offered seasonal food, he naturally would not give it to the Empress Dowager and not the Emperor. To put it this way, it was just a reason to invite him.

If Empress Dowager Li sent someone to call him before the conversation, she would just call her son to have dinner as her mother. But now Emperor Wanli’s mind is a bit complicated and he has been thinking too much, but he still arranged for someone to prepare......

After entering the Cining Palace, Emperor Wanli himself knew where to go. Although his legs were not very straightforward, he walked very quickly, so he asked the little palace maid who led the way to trot before he could walk in front.

When he walked into the living room for meals, Emperor Wanli went on a worship service and greeted the Empress Dowager according to the rules. The Empress Dowager Li said, "The emperor always has so many polites. Don't do this in the future. Get up and sit down!"

Emperor Wanli only stood up after thanking him, and just stood up straight, but frowned. He saw a figure behind Empress Dowager Li. Wanli said in a deep voice: "Wang, why are you here? I haven't remembered it!" "You child, you have already made Wang the concubine of Gong, and you have to take out the individual title. It's still Wang, Wang's call, as if it's a family."

Empress Dowager Li said with a smile, but Emperor Wanli did not answer the words and asked directly: "My mother, is there anything wrong with calling Wang today?"

"What else can I do? The Ai family wants to have supper with their son and daughter-in-law. Is there any reason?"

Although Empress Dowager Ji laughed and joked, Emperor Wanli's expression was not very good, so he paused. Emperor Wanli said loudly: "Mrs. Wang, I have a lot of private words to say to me, and even the queen has to retreat. "You don't need to serve here, you go back to your side!"

After entering the house, Concubine Gong Wang kept standing there with great respect, which really responded to her word "respective". When she heard Emperor Wanli's words, she looked up slightly, but she just made an action. She immediately lowered her head again, whispered to agree, and said withdrew according to etiquette.

Seeing Concubine Wang Gong withdraw, Empress Dowager Li's expression became gloomy, but she immediately returned to normal. Emperor Wanli looked around and ordered: "According to the past rules, you all retreat and leave Jinxiu to serve him!"

In the Cining Palace, only Empress Dowager Cisheng Li could do such orders, but with the strength of Emperor Wanli, everyone was used to such arrangements.

Emperor Wanli also saw the change in Empress Dowager Li's face, so he asked Concubine Gong to retreat and her face turned dark, and then only Jinxiu retreated, and the Empress Dowager's face changed again.

To this reaction, "The Emperor Wanli said nothing but never saw it. In the ninth year of Wanli, he had a night of joy with Concubine Wang Gong in the Cining Palace. It was an accident. No one expected that this woman would be so pregnant. According to Wanli's own wishes, this pregnant woman would just cover up like this, and there was no need to be publicized.

However, what he did not expect was that he was unable to make a statement, but Empress Dowager Li got the news at the first time, saying that the emperor was twenty years old and had no descendants yet. Wang was pregnant. This was the joy of all the ancestors, so why did they ignore it? Although Empress Dowager Li did not care about political affairs, she spoke very much in this regard. Emperor Wanli could only confer Wang as a concubine.

Then, Concubine Wang gave birth to a son, and the weight of the eldest son was self-evident. Emperor Wanli was also happy and became closer to Concubine Gong.

Compared with the dull and silent Queen Wang, the intelligent and lively Concubine Zheng, the gentle and gentle Concubine Wang Gong did have a different style. At the beginning, Emperor Wanli felt quite good, but later, he felt that something was wrong. Wang herself did not ask for any reward for her family, but often passed messages for Empress Dowager Li and asked Emperor Wanli to do something for Mr. Li later.

The most taboo thing about Wanli is the empress dowager's intervention in political affairs. He has great power and many people around him, not to mention his eyes and ears. He soon knew that Concubine Wang Gong was obedient to Empress Dowager Li. Although he was named a concubine, he still used to serve the palace maids in Cining Palace. No wonder the empress dowager was so anxious that he wanted to clear his name for Concubine Wang Gong and set a status for Concubine Wang Gong's son. It turned out that he wanted to reach out to the government. No matter what the real situation was, Emperor Wanli's first reaction was like this, and what he saw and heard in Cining Palace deepened his understanding.

From then on, he began to alienate Concubine Wang Gong. Speaking of which, Concubine Zheng was four months pregnant, so although some officials in the court submitted memorials to be named the eldest son, Emperor Wanli ignored it and waited for Concubine Zheng's child to be born before confirming.

The emperor is not the one from a few years ago. Everyone in the Cining Palace understands it very well. Next, Empress Dowager Li didn't say anything else, but just ordered the food to be served.

The dish made from stir-fried cucumber and diced pheasant was made of excellent sauce and shrimp powder was added to the sauce according to Tianjin Wei's method, so it was extremely delicious. Emperor Wanli tasted sweetly, so he added a bowl of rice.

Seeing Wanli happy eating, Empress Dowager Li also smiled and turned to the female official Jinxiu and told her: "Jinxiu, this pickled cucumber and pheasant is sweet, but afterwards, there is a fishy smell in her mouth. Please tell me to put a bowl of ginger tea below."

Jinxiu quickly agreed and left the arrangement. Once she left here, only Wanli and Empress Dowager Li and his son were left in the hall. Empress Dowager Li sipped tea and said in a harmonious voice: "Emperor, there are many rumors inside and outside the palace. It is said that Wang Tong led the army to break into the northern border and penetrated into the enemy territory. Now the news is cut off?"

"The rumors are unreliable when returning to my mother's words. So far, the Governor of Datong, Governor Xuanda, and the Jinyiwei there have not been any official documents delivered. They are just talking nonsense."

This meal was indeed very much for Emperor Wanli's appetite, but when Empress Dowager Li asked this question, Emperor Wanli put down the bowl, and half a bowl of rice was left in it, and Emperor Wanli had no appetite.

Empress Dowager Li nodded slowly and said with a smile: "It's just a shouting, and the emperor doesn't have to take it seriously. With the Marquis of Wuqing in charge of the Beijing camp and the imperial guards in the palace, they can make a sound even if they make noises. They ignore it and leave."

"What the queen mother said was that the only people who spoke were censors. The people behind them knew that there was no real evidence now, so they were just talking nonsense."

Emperor Wanli echoed, and inexplicably he felt a little nauseous. He ate so sweetly just now, but now he feels it is very unpalatable.

Empress Dowager Li nodded, ate a piece of cake and delivered it with tea, and said, "Emperor, the Ai family thinks it's no big mistake to be complacent. Tianjin Wei is now a place with taxes, and one-quarter of the use in the palace is supplied there, and each company in the capital has its own industries there. Wuqing Hou family and Xiangcheng Bo family have invested a lot of money..."

Emperor Wanli had no smile on his face. He picked up the teacup there and listened calmly. Empress Dowager Li continued: "Although there is no clear news now, there is such a rumor. The emperor also wants to make the worst plan and be careful. If you are in the capital, you should hold it tightly. The emperor doesn't have to worry. But Tianjin Wei is now a key point, so it's better to make preparations in advance."

"How should we prepare according to the Queen Mother's meaning?"

Emperor Wanli put down the tea bowl and asked. Empress Dowager Li also noticed Wanli's expression, but said: "Now the one in Tianjin Wei is in charge of the Jinyiwei, who was a Jinyiwei. These thousand households were just a lieutenant and a low-level military post. How could such a big stall be managed? The military guards and Tongzhi of Tianjin Wei are also incompetent and cannot help cause trouble all day long. The Ai family thinks that a corps should be reset in Tianjin Wei. In addition to the military guards, they are also in charge of local civil affairs, taxes and shipping."

The military preparation road is often held by the Censorate, but it is often responsible for military preparation. According to Empress Dowager Li, it is actually equivalent to setting up a special governor for Tianjin Macao. Of course, the value of Tianjin Macao today is also worth setting up a special governor.

Emperor Wanli thought for a moment, stood up from his seat, and said in a deep voice: "Mother, the war in the northern border has not yet come to an end. The capital and Datong outside the border will take at least ten days to go. It is not surprising that there is no news. The emperor thought that the response now is to calm down. What is done now can easily lead to misunderstandings among the people outside the palace, and people are panic-willing, and not even more, if Wang Tong returns victoriously and sees such an arrangement, the people in the world will also see it. Wouldn't this be disappointing the hearts of the ministers? The emperor thinks it is inappropriate, so please think twice."

After hearing Emperor Wanli say this, Empress Dowager Li's expression became gloomy. After a while, she whispered: "Since the emperor has plans, I won't say much."
Chapter completed!